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Closed signs go up at Greenham ballroom and sports hall

29 September 2013
Closed signs go up at Greenham ballroom and sports hall

Closed signs go up at Greenham ballroom and sports hall

29 September 2013

A GREENHAM ballroom and sports hall has been forced to close, after the leaseholder was recently declared bankrupt. Greenham Common Trust, the owners…


Reading fire crew called to Englefield accident

26 September 2013
Reading fire crew called to Englefield accident

Reading fire crew called to Englefield accident

26 September 2013

A READING fire crew were called to assist at an Englefield accident involving a car yesterday (Wednesday) evening. Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire…


Kingsclere pole dance instructor and partner to represent UK in world championship

26 September 2013
Kingsclere pole dance instructor and partner to represent UK in world championship

Kingsclere pole dance instructor and partner to represent UK in world championship

26 September 2013

A KINGSCLERE pole dance instructor and her competition partner are to represent the UK at world championships in February, after scooping a national title…


Ecchinswell charity tennis day raises over £4,000

25 September 2013
Ecchinswell charity tennis day raises over £4,000

Ecchinswell charity tennis day raises over £4,000

25 September 2013

THE fifth annual charity fundraising tennis day in Ecchinswell recently proved a huge success, raising more than £4,015 for the village church. Played…


Fire crews called to Snelsmore Common accident

24 September 2013
Fire crews called to Snelsmore Common accident

Fire crews called to Snelsmore Common accident

24 September 2013

NEWBURY and Hungerford fire crews were called to Snelsmore Common, near Newbury this afternoon (Tues) after an accident involving a car. Crew manager…


Chicken coop on wheels part of Newbury show's Eco Village

22 September 2013
Chicken coop on wheels part of Newbury show's Eco Village

Chicken coop on wheels part of Newbury show's Eco Village

22 September 2013

A CHICKEN coop on wheels and made from recycled plastic was among environmentally friendly products on show in the Eco Village at the Royal County of…


West Berkshire parents/carers urged to ensure children have measles jab

22 September 2013
West Berkshire parents/carers urged to ensure children have measles jab

West Berkshire parents/carers urged to ensure children have measles jab

22 September 2013

PARENTS and carers across West Berkshire are urged to ensure their children have had their measles vaccination, at the start of the new autumn term, following…


Launch of Kingsclere's Rodney Lawrence Trust raises £12,000

22 September 2013
Launch of Kingsclere's Rodney Lawrence Trust raises £12,000

Launch of Kingsclere's Rodney Lawrence Trust raises £12,000

22 September 2013

KINGSCLERE villagers turned out in force and dug deep into their pockets on Saturday to raise £12,000 at the official launch of a trust fund in the memory…


Villagers urged to attend Kingsclere Local Plan exhibition

20 September 2013
Villagers urged to attend Kingsclere Local Plan exhibition

Villagers urged to attend Kingsclere Local Plan exhibition

20 September 2013

PROPOSALS to build 13,000 new homes across the borough of Basingstoke and Deane during the next 15 years - including 50 in Kingsclere - will come into…


Emergency services called to Douai Abbey, Upper Woolhampton incident

18 September 2013
Emergency services called to Douai Abbey, Upper Woolhampton incident

Emergency services called to Douai Abbey, Upper Woolhampton incident

18 September 2013

EMERGENCY services were called to Douai Abbey in Upper Woolhampton on Monday night (Sept 16), after a woman was involved in a fall. South Central Ambulance…


Tilehurst wheelie bin fire suspected arson

18 September 2013
Tilehurst wheelie bin fire suspected arson

Tilehurst wheelie bin fire suspected arson

18 September 2013

A TILEHURST wheelie bin fire on Monday (Sept 16) was being treated as suspected arson by police and fire services. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service…


Woolton Hill bids farewell to community store proprietors

18 September 2013
Woolton Hill bids farewell to community store proprietors

Woolton Hill bids farewell to community store proprietors

18 September 2013

WOOLTON Hill villagers bid a fond farewell to the award-winning proprietors of the village post office and stores last Wednesday afternoon (Sept 11),…


Calcot copper piping theft causes gas leak

17 September 2013
Calcot copper piping theft causes gas leak

Calcot copper piping theft causes gas leak

17 September 2013

POLICE were investigating the theft of copper piping from a Calcot property which resulted in a gas leak during the early hours of yesterday morning (Mon).…


Three lose jobs as Camp Hopson concession closes

17 September 2013
Three lose jobs as Camp Hopson concession closes

Three lose jobs as Camp Hopson concession closes

17 September 2013

THE curtain concession department within Camp Hopson furniture centre, Park Way, closed recently with the loss of three jobs. The managing director of…


Decision deferred over proposals for Wolverton lime quarry

14 September 2013
Decision deferred over proposals for Wolverton lime quarry

Decision deferred over proposals for Wolverton lime quarry

14 September 2013

RED tape has entrammelled a decision on proposals to reopen a disused lime quarry in Wolverton, which has now been postponed until October. The plan was…


Retrial date set for Tadley teenager's Greek killer

09 September 2013
Retrial date set for Tadley teenager's Greek killer

Retrial date set for Tadley teenager's Greek killer

09 September 2013

A TADLEY family is gearing up for the retrial of a Greek taxi driver next summer after appealing against his six-year sentence for stabbing their son…


Pollution mystery after 750 fish die in Silchester brooks

08 September 2013
Pollution mystery after 750 fish die in Silchester brooks

Pollution mystery after 750 fish die in Silchester brooks

08 September 2013

THE ENVIRONMENT Agency has yet to establish the cause of the latest pollution incident which killed several hundred fish in a five-mile stretch of a Silchester…


Young carers dally with a bit of drama

08 September 2013
Young carers dally with a bit of drama

Young carers dally with a bit of drama

08 September 2013

DRAMA and improvisation skills tuition were part of a series of summer workshops hosted by the Watermill Theatre, for young carers. The Bagnor-based theatre…


Newbury's M&S cafe supports World's Biggest Coffee Morning

07 September 2013
Newbury's M&S cafe supports World's Biggest Coffee Morning

Newbury's M&S cafe supports World's Biggest Coffee Morning

07 September 2013

THE NEWBURY branch of Marks & Spencer is supporting the 23rd World’s Biggest Coffee Morning (WBCM), with donations from cakes and sandwiches sold…


New thriller by Kintbury author Robert Harris set to become film

06 September 2013
New thriller by Kintbury author Robert Harris set to become film

New thriller by Kintbury author Robert Harris set to become film

06 September 2013

KINTBURY author Robert Harris’ latest thriller, to be published on September 26, is already set to become a film, in collaboration with film director,…


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